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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...


SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 28N65W TO
CENTRAL CUBA WILL GRADUALLY LIFT N AND NE THROUGH SAT AND MERGE
WITH A COLD FRONT SAT NIGHT BEFORE MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS LATE SUN REACHING
FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS LATE MON...THEN FROM 29N65W TO
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE TUE.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT AND 76W
TUE...
.TODAY AND TONIGHT....N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN
N SWELL...EXCEPT E OF FRONT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT FROM 24N TO 27N...AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL S
OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG AND NW OF FRONT E OF 75W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF 70W 20 TO 25 KT...AND BEHIND FRONT
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 75W 2 TO 4
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT N OF 27N
S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF
FRONT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT
BEHIND FRONT. N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 24N 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT WINDS
BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO
6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF
28N BETWEEN FRONT AND 76W W TO NW INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BETWEEN FRONT
AND 76W 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF
27N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN
NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND
HIGHER FAR SW PART IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. S OF 27N E OF FRONT
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 1021 MB HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA
TO SW GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A
WEAK COLD FRONT TO ENTER THE FAR NW GULF EARLY ON SUN. THE
FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE GULF...AND REACH FROM N
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE SUN...FROM NEAR
NAPLES FLORIDA TO 26N82W TO 24N89W TO 18N95W BY EARLY
MON...THEN SE OF THE AREA MON AFTERNOON. STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT...DIMINISHING
TUE AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN ACROSS THE AREA.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TODAY...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
NE PART VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 24N WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10
TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO
8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL LATE.
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...AND
TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20
KT LATE TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7
FT N OF 25N LATE TUE.


SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH SUN
ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON...AND REACH FROM
EASTERN CUBA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE. LARGE LONG PERIOD MAINLY
N SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC
WATERS.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W...AND 2 TO 4 FT
ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N E OF 78W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N BETWEEN 82W AND 85W...AND 3 TO
5 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 17N E OF 80W.
.SUN...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N E OF FRONT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N
OF 27N E OF 80W AND 8 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
E OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT E OF 81W.


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